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A Jewish Lens

News / 07.19.2018

A Jewish Lens
Jason Rubenfire Special to the Jewish News The Well explores opioid addiction. The opiate crisis in America has reached epidemic standards. According to the CDC, overdose deaths claimed approximatel...
Letters – July 12, 2018

Letters & Viewpoints / 07.12.2018

Letters – July 12, 2018
Good Things Are Happening We may be not aware of some very good things happening in our community. The massive effort by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit,  Jewish Family Service, BBYO an...
Guest Column: Suicide Is NOT Inevitable

Columns / 07.12.2018

Guest Column: Suicide Is NOT Inevitable
When iconic individuals like Kate Spade or Anthony Bourdain end their own lives, we have to believe there was something so profoundly unhelpable about their situations that they believed suicide was t...
A Peaceful Shelter

News / 07.05.2018

A Peaceful Shelter
Sponsored by our community partners Pain Free Life Centers Rob Streit JN Intern Jewish camps proactively serve the mental health needs of young people. Summer camp is a rite of passage for most Jew...
Taking Action

Metro Detroit / 06.28.2018

Taking Action
Natalie Savale Special to the Jewish News Teen board gives grant to Connect Detroit. Hearing from young adults in Detroit who have experienced violence and trauma firsthand moved members of the ...
Parent Whisperer

News / 06.14.2018

Parent Whisperer
Sponsored by our community partners Pain Free Life Centers Vivian Henoch Special to the Jewish News Meet Julie Fisher, working on the Federation’s teen mental health initiative. A former high schoo...
From The CDC: Suicide Rates Rising Across the U.S.

News / 06.08.2018

From The CDC: Suicide Rates Rising Across the U.S.
Suicide rates have been rising in nearly every state, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2016, nearly 45,000 Americans age 10 or old...
Wilderness Therapy

News / 06.07.2018

Wilderness Therapy
Sponsored by our community partners Pain Free Life Centers Photos courtesy of BaMidbar Wildnerness Therapy Detroiter helps shape Colorado camp for young Jews struggling with mental health issues. G...
13 Reasons Why

News / 05.31.2018

13 Reasons Why
New season prompts a bulletin from local suicide prevention task force. The second season of the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why, based on a popular novel of the same name, was recently re...
‘We Need To Talk’

News / 05.24.2018

‘We Need To Talk’
Jackie Headapohl Managing Editor Federation launches its youth mental health initiative. The Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit is formally launching its youth mental health initiative...
College Blues

News / 05.24.2018

College Blues
Sponsored by our community partners Pain Free Life Centers The difficult transition can spark some problems, but here are tips for coping. The car is loaded. The trunk is filled with clothing, bed...
Raising The Bar

News / 05.24.2018

Raising The Bar
New curriculum for b’nai mitzvah students provides tools for mental well-being. As Jewish children have prepared for Jewish adulthood throughout the decades, the clergy and educators in their lives...
JFS Historical Highlights

Metro Detroit / 05.17.2018

JFS Historical Highlights
1928  The Jewish Social Service Bureau is incorporated to promote “family welfare and welfare of children among the Jewish people of Detroit and environs.” 1930s The first Homemaker Ser...
Hope Not Handcuffs

News / 05.10.2018

Hope Not Handcuffs
Above: Judge Linda Davis presents a program about Hope Not Handcuffs. Jackie Headapohl Managing Editor Police departments to provide a pathway to treatment for addicts. People dealing with addict...
The Unkindest Cut

News / 05.03.2018

The Unkindest Cut
Sponsored by our community partners Pain Free Life Centers Some teens resort to self-harming behaviors to cope with life and to release the pain. Alana’s parents knew something was amiss with thei...
In Their Own Words

News / 04.19.2018

In Their Own Words
Sponsored by our community partners Pain Free Life Centers Teens share their stories of dealing with mental health challenges. Battling With Your Brain My brain is a bully. You are ugly. You suck...
Teens Race To Make A Difference

News / 04.19.2018

Teens Race To Make A Difference
5K planned to help end teen substance abuse. Runners and walkers are invited to “Spring Into Action” in downtown Franklin May 19 at a 5K to help end teen substance abuse one step at a time. Led ...
Bipolar Disorder

News / 04.12.2018

Bipolar Disorder
Community forum to bring more understanding. For people with bipolar disorder, the world can alternate between being a dark, depressed place, and one of infinite possibilities and manic energy. T...
Faces & Places: “One Thing I Wish You Knew”

Community / 04.05.2018

Faces & Places: “One Thing I Wish You Knew”
Five Oakland County teens, members of UMatter, a Friendship Circle-based program focused on teen mental health, got up in front of a crowd and shared their stories in a program called “One Thing I...
Social Media Pressures

News / 04.05.2018

Social Media Pressures
Overuse can make teens more prone to anxiety and depression. Like many of her peers, 17-year-old Julie Abramson is rarely without her phone. “I try not to look during class, but sometimes I do,”...
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